Study offers clues to beating hearing loss
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - 06:28
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the University of Leeds have made a significant step forward in understanding the causes of some forms of deafness. The Leeds team has discovered that the myosin 7 motor protein - found in the tiny hairs of the inner ear that pick up sound - moves and works in a different way from many other myosins...
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